1 TASTE
Pungent, sweet, warm and toxic
2 MERIDIANS
Spleen and stomach
3 FUNCTIONS
1. To dry dampness and resolve phlegm; 2. To dispel wind and stop spasms; 3. To release toxins and disperse nodules
4 INDICATIONS
;1. Excessive wind-phlegm manifested as spasms, convulsions and facial paralysis. Typhonium tuber (Bai Fu Zi [3]) is used with Ariasema tuber (Tian Nan Xing [4]), Pinellia tuber (Ban Xia [5]), Gastrodia tuber (Tian Ma [6]) and Scorpion(Quan Xie [7])2. Convulsions and spasms in tetanus. Typhonium tuber (Baifuzi) is used with Arisaema tuber (Tiannanxing), Gastrodia tuber (Tianma)and Ledebouriella (Fang Feng [8])3. One-sided headache (migraine). Typhonium tuber (Baifuzi)is used with Chuan Xiong [9] rhizome(Chuanxiong)and Dahurian Angelica root (Bai Zhi [10]).
5 DOSAGE
3-5g
6 COUTIONS
This herb is contraindicated during pregnancy. In general, the raw herb is not taken internally.
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